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FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute


Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/5

Title and Subtitle: To see or not to see: Visual acuity of pilots involved in midair collisions

Report Date: September 1975

Authors: Ryan LC, Gerathewohl SJ, Mohler SR, Booze CF Jr

Abstract: The medical records of airmen involved in midair collisions from 1970 through 1973 were reviewed and compared with two other groups of pilots: (1) pilots involved in other types of accidents and (2) pilots without any accident records. There is nothing in the results to indicate that the pilots with visual corrections are a greater risk.

Key Words: Midair Collision, Aircraft Accident, Visual

No. of Pages: 6

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